2010 marked the 50th anniversary of Joy Adamson’s milestone book "Born Free" that was turned into a seminal movie, which won two Academy Awards. The dramatic story of the Adamsons’ rescue of three lion cubs and their attachment to Elsa, whom they released back into the wild, was the first filmic exploration of animals as individuals. NATURE will examine the story, revisit the people featured in the film, and discuss the importance and dangers of viewing animals through a human lens as well as the shifting attitudes about conservation.

Ozzies (Australians) and Kiwis (New Zealanders) may live half a world away, but they're every bit as grilling-obsessed as we North Americans are. Case in point: an Australian favorite, the proverbial "shrimp on the barbie," grilled with basil and prosciutto and flambeed with Pernod. Or apostles on horseback-New Zealand sea scallops marinated in wine and grilled with smoky bacon. Grilling doesn't get much more primal than lamb on a shovel (chops grilled over a wood fire on a shovel blade), a specialty of the Australian Outback.

D.C.I. Jane Tennison is a skilled, top-class detective, battling to prove herself in a male world. While investigating a murder, her strength of character and skills as a detective are put to the test as she exposes a cover-up within the force. And when a second murder victim is discovered, the inquiry turns into a grisly investigation stretching back over ten years.

An attorney for San Diego County said Wednesday that an official response to a $500,000 claim filed on behalf of the owner of the so-called "bomb house" in Escondido should come within a couple of weeks.

In his final hours in the governor's office, Arnold Schwarzenegger used his power to reduce the 16-year prison sentence of Esteban Nunez to seven years. Nunez, son of former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for his involvement in the stabbing death of a local college student in 2008. District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis talks to us about why she is opposed to the decision to commute Nunez's sentence. We also speak to Dumanis about her goals for her third term in office, which began this week.

Does Jerry Brown have what it takes to get the state budget passed on time, and to bring an end to the hyper-partisan politics that have defined California government over the last decade? We speak to political consultant Leo McElroy about what Jerry Brown will bring to the governor's office, and discuss the challenges Brown will face in his first couple months in office.

On the eve of his departure from office, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger applauded one of his signature projects: The Sunrise Powerlink. The massive energy transmission line has garnered many opponents, among them Native American tribes.